By eating less or exercising more I would loose weight regardless of what I eat. It is all about calories in vs calories out, how many calories I consum vs. how many I burn. Eating healthy isn’t enough to loose weight anyway, if you are eating for maintenance or overeating.
I think you don’t necessarily have to have healthy food to loose weight. For example, you can exercise 5 minutes a day or drink a lot of water.
Exercise is the way to reduce weight i.e 30 minutes exercise or 60 minutes being active will indeed reduce weight, improve your circulation
What do you mean by not having access? There is no oatmeal and milk being sold in your nearby supermarket? Because porridge is a healthy option for breakfast. It keeps you filled for quite a while. Snacking of fruits and nuts is also a healthy option, snacking helps you speed up your metabolism. Eat more often in lesser portions. But in my personal experience, it’s not really the diet, it’s the physical activity that makes you lose weight. And drinking sufficient amount of water. Healthy diet is good of course, but it’s burning those calories that’s more important. It’s just that you’ll have to burn more after a can of coke than after a cup of tea 🙂 Way way more…
You can’t. You can try and eat less but carbs and scientifically modified foods that are designed to encourage increased consumption make it impossible to try and use willpower to reduce caloric intake. Whole foods are where its at.
Depending on what your definition of 'healthy food' is, but you can lose weight by eating 'unhealthy foods'. It doesn’t really come down to what food you eat when you aim to lose weight. It comes down to a simple chemical reaction that occurs within your body. Everybody has a basal metaboic rate (BMR) that can be calculated. This will give you how much energy your body needs to operate on a normal basis. This can be seen like a reference point. If you consume only the needed BMR energy requirements you neither gain or lose weight. Eating a surplus of energy past the BMR tells your body to store the surplus somewhere in your body; hence gaining weight. Eating less than the BMR energy requirement causes a loss in weight. Healthy foods are definitely better for you since they are jam packed with high nutritional value, but if you do not have access to them then eat less and move more. Meaning exercise and watching your food intake. Count your calories, record what you eat, exercise daily, and consistently. In the future try to switch to healthier foods since they provide you with higher quality energy to fuel your body, but I mean it can be done with discipline, dedication, patience and hard work.
We often think we have no choice to eat healthy foods. They are too expensive, right? If you and you should, budget your expenses, then you have a budget for food and a place for medical care. You will be surprised how much your medical bills go down when you eat healthy consistently, especially should you have a chronic illness. Set aside the myths of organic healthy food being more expensive. It really isn’t. If you shop at a specialty store, of course it will be. But check out the Dollar General for cans of Tuna or just buy organic from a fruit stand. Can’t do your own gardening at home? Look at co-op as an option. And if you’re going on a trip, think and plan ahead and take your own food. You can buy fruit at most convenient food stores if you get in a pinch. Try to buy organic food. Wash your food before eating no matter if it’s prewashed and it is generally recognized by most medical associations now to avoid gluten. Try to avoid processed and preseasoned food. Rather than potato chips, try flaxseed rice crackers with your favorite hummus. Hummus is easy to make and delicious and you can add red roasted peppers or whatever you like. If you’re in a hurry you can grab some store bought for a healthy choice but making it is just as fast. Minimize unhealthy food. Nutrition is vital. Fill up on water 1st
Without access to healthy foods, it would be very difficult to lose weight. You’d need to cut your intake drastically and go hungry instead of filling up with healthy foods. That would 1) make it easier to give up and binge eat, 2) not give you a healthy body, and 3) it would do nothing for your energy levels and overall wellbeing.
I would first address the issue of having access to healthy foods. It’s not just about losing weight, it’s about health and feeling good about yourself. It’s also good to realise that buying seasonal fruit and veg can be relatively cheap. Just my two cents.
I think that portion control is a very healthy habit to develop. Look at calories and try to limit your intake if needed. Additionally, there are plenty of healthy and inexpensive foods that are easy to obtain.